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Proverbs 8

NLT 1
Listen as wisdom calls out! Hear as understanding raises her voice!
NIV 1
Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
NLT 2
She stands on the hilltop and at the crossroads.
NIV 2
On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
NLT 3
At the entrance to the city, at the city gates, she cries aloud,
NIV 3
beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:
NLT 4
"I call to you, to all of you! I am raising my voice to all people.
NIV 4
"To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
NLT 5
How naive you are! Let me give you common sense. O foolish ones, let me give you understanding.
NIV 5
You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.
NLT 6
Listen to me! For I have excellent things to tell you. Everything I say is right,
NIV 6
Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
NLT 7
for I speak the truth and hate every kind of deception.
NIV 7
My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
NLT 8
My advice is wholesome and good. There is nothing crooked or twisted in it.
NIV 8
All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
NLT 9
My words are plain to anyone with understanding, clear to those who want to learn."
NIV 9
To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge.
NLT 10
"Choose my instruction rather than silver, and knowledge over pure gold.
NIV 10
Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
NLT 11
For wisdom is far more valuable than rubies. Nothing you desire can be compared with it."
NIV 11
for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
NLT 12
"I, Wisdom, live together with good judgment. I know where to discover knowledge and discernment.
NIV 12
"I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.
NLT 13
All who fear the LORD will hate evil. That is why I hate pride, arrogance, corruption, and perverted speech.
NIV 13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
NLT 14
Good advice and success belong to me. Insight and strength are mine.
NIV 14
Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power.
NLT 15
Because of me, kings reign, and rulers make just laws.
NIV 15
By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just;
NLT 16
Rulers lead with my help, and nobles make righteous judgments."
NIV 16
by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth.
NLT 17
"I love all who love me. Those who search for me will surely find me.
NIV 17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
NLT 18
Unending riches, honor, wealth, and justice are mine to distribute.
NIV 18
With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
NLT 19
My gifts are better than the purest gold, my wages better than sterling silver!
NIV 19
My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
NLT 20
I walk in righteousness, in paths of justice.
NIV 20
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
NLT 21
Those who love me inherit wealth, for I fill their treasuries."
NIV 21
bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
NLT 22
"The LORD formed me from the beginning, before he created anything else.
NIV 22
"The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
NLT 23
I was appointed in ages past, at the very first, before the earth began.
NIV 23
I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
NLT 24
I was born before the oceans were created, before the springs bubbled forth their waters.
NIV 24
When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water;
NLT 25
Before the mountains and the hills were formed, I was born --
NIV 25
before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
NLT 26
before he had made the earth and fields and the first handfuls of soil."
NIV 26
before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.
NLT 27
"I was there when he established the heavens, when he drew the horizon on the oceans.
NIV 27
I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
NLT 28
I was there when he set the clouds above, when he established the deep fountains of the earth.
NIV 28
when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
NLT 29
I was there when he set the limits of the seas, so they would not spread beyond their boundaries. And when he marked off the earth's foundations,
NIV 29
when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
NLT 30
I was the architect at his side. I was his constant delight, rejoicing always in his presence.
NIV 30
Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
NLT 31
And how happy I was with what he created -- his wide world and all the human family!"
NIV 31
rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
NLT 32
"And so, my children, listen to me, for happy are all who follow my ways.
NIV 32
"Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
NLT 33
Listen to my counsel and be wise. Don't ignore it."
NIV 33
Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
NLT 34
"Happy are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!
NIV 34
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
NLT 35
For whoever finds me finds life and wins approval from the LORD.
NIV 35
For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.
NLT 36
But those who miss me have injured themselves. All who hate me love death."
NIV 36
But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."

Scripture quotations marked NLT are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright 1996. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Wheaton, Illinois 60189. All rights reserved.
(New Living Translation - The Bible Online)

New International Version

Proverbs 8

NIV 1
Does not wisdom call out? Does not understanding raise her voice?
NIV 2
On the heights along the way, where the paths meet, she takes her stand;
NIV 3
beside the gates leading into the city, at the entrances, she cries aloud:
NIV 4
"To you, O men, I call out; I raise my voice to all mankind.
NIV 5
You who are simple, gain prudence; you who are foolish, gain understanding.
NIV 6
Listen, for I have worthy things to say; I open my lips to speak what is right.
NIV 7
My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
NIV 8
All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
NIV 9
To the discerning all of them are right; they are faultless to those who have knowledge.
NIV 10
Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than choice gold,
NIV 11
for wisdom is more precious than rubies, and nothing you desire can compare with her.
NIV 12
"I, wisdom, dwell together with prudence; I possess knowledge and discretion.
NIV 13
To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
NIV 14
Counsel and sound judgment are mine; I have understanding and power.
NIV 15
By me kings reign and rulers make laws that are just;
NIV 16
by me princes govern, and all nobles who rule on earth.
NIV 17
I love those who love me, and those who seek me find me.
NIV 18
With me are riches and honor, enduring wealth and prosperity.
NIV 19
My fruit is better than fine gold; what I yield surpasses choice silver.
NIV 20
I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,
NIV 21
bestowing wealth on those who love me and making their treasuries full.
NIV 22
"The LORD brought me forth as the first of his works, before his deeds of old;
NIV 23
I was appointed from eternity, from the beginning, before the world began.
NIV 24
When there were no oceans, I was given birth, when there were no springs abounding with water;
NIV 25
before the mountains were settled in place, before the hills, I was given birth,
NIV 26
before he made the earth or its fields or any of the dust of the world.
NIV 27
I was there when he set the heavens in place, when he marked out the horizon on the face of the deep,
NIV 28
when he established the clouds above and fixed securely the fountains of the deep,
NIV 29
when he gave the sea its boundary so the waters would not overstep his command, and when he marked out the foundations of the earth.
NIV 30
Then I was the craftsman at his side. I was filled with delight day after day, rejoicing always in his presence,
NIV 31
rejoicing in his whole world and delighting in mankind.
NIV 32
"Now then, my sons, listen to me; blessed are those who keep my ways.
NIV 33
Listen to my instruction and be wise; do not ignore it.
NIV 34
Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at my doorway.
NIV 35
For whoever finds me finds life and receives favor from the LORD.
NIV 36
But whoever fails to find me harms himself; all who hate me love death."